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UK to Adjust Target for Debt Reduction
Rachel Reeves, the British finance minister has announced that there will be changes to how the government assesses the public...
US Justice Department Warns Musk’s PAC Over $1 Million Giveaway
US media reports indicate that the Department of Justice (DOJ) has warned Elon Musk's America PAC that its $1 million...
Akwa Ibom Governor Raises Minimum Wage to N80,000 for Public Workers
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has introduced a new minimum wage of N80,000 for public civil servants. This announcement...
House of Reps Proposes Derivation Funds Rise from 13% to 50% for Mineral States
The House of Representatives is gearing up to consider a bill that would catapult the derivation fund from a paltry...
President Bola Tinubu Shakes Up Cabinet, Sacks Five Ministers
President Bola Tinubu has made significant changes to his cabinet, dismissing five ministers and reassigning ten others to new portfolios....
University of Lagos students protest hostel fee hike, reject eviction order
Students at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Idi-Araba campus, are protesting against a planned increase in dormitory fees. The university's...
President Tinubu Restructures Cabinet
President Bola Tinubu has made major changes to the federal cabinets. He has removed the Ministries of Niger Delta and...
Umahi Issues Julius Berger 7-Day Ultimatum Over N740bn Abuja-Kano Road Project
It seems the Nigerian government has once again found itself in a familiar standoff with a construction giant, Julius Berger,...
Blinken Pushes for Ceasefire as Israel-Iran Tensions Escalate
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken declared that “now is the time” to end the conflict in Gaza, urging Israel...
Bill to Create New Ibadan State Passes Second Reading
A bill sponsored by Akeem Adeyemi (APC, Oyo) and six others, aimed at creating two new states—Oyo and Ibadan—has passed...
UK Makes Plans to Increase Ukraine Funding from Russian assets
The UK government has announced that it will give an extra £2.26bn ($2.93bn) to Ukraine, using the profits from Russian...
U.S. to Unveil Tough New Sanctions on Russia
The United States is set to announce a new, robust round of sanctions against Russia, targeting both direct and indirect...
South Korea Weighs Supplying Lethal Weapons to Ukraine
South Korea is considering the possibility of supplying Ukraine with weapons, marking a significant shift in its approach to the...
Mozambique: Police Clash with Protesters After Disputed Election
Mozambique police had on Monday shot teargas and bullets at protesters in the capital city, Maputo. According to reports, they...
Paul Biya Returns to Cameroon Amid Speculation on Health
Cameroonian President Paul Biya, aged 91, returned to the country’s capital, Yaoundé, on Monday after several weeks of absence, which...
